US astronaut Alan B Shepard Jr sitting in his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule, ready for launch on 5 May 1961. Just 23 days earlier, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin had become the first man in space. After several delays and more than four hours in the capsule, Shepard was ready to go, and he famously urged mission controllers to “fix your little problem and light this candle”.
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The Last Czars: the historical drama that the whole of Russia is laughing atThis bizarre Netflix show about the Romanovs seems to have been made for people who have never heard of Russia. How do you spell disaster in Cyrillic? I gave it a go and I realise my Russian history and knowledge of culture is not the best, but bloody hell, it’s awful En lo personal creo que la serie si fue muy buena pero siento que para ser una serie sobre “Romanov” se puedo haber sacado MUCHÍSIMO jugo. Una familia que reinó por 300 años no se puede resumir en tan poquitos capítulos. TheLastCzars Romanov «Дизастор»
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Russia power plant fire: Chilling echo of Chernobyl as huge blaze kills 1 and injures 13A MOSCOW power plant broke out in a huge fire with flames rising 165ft in the air on Thursday leaving one dead and 13 injured.
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Man stabbed in the stomach then brutally KNOCKS OUT his attackerThe men are seen talking in a car park in the southwestern city of Orenburg, with the attacker wielding a knife behind his back, before he plunges it into his victim's torso. Brutally knocks him out? Life and Death comes from God.
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Russian financier 'fond of bondage' confesses to killing air hostessA major manhunt had been launched in Moscow for Nikita Enin, 25, after stewardess Albina Mukhametzyanova was found strangled in the bath of their suite. Not news outside Russia, titillation for your weird subscribers. He doesn't look Russian. But how on earth did he secure a date with this pretty woman? Into bondage,rape and general degradation of women 😉
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Man stabbed in the stomach then brutally KNOCKS OUT his attackerThe men are seen talking in a car park in the southwestern city of Orenburg, with the attacker wielding a knife behind his back, before he plunges it into his victim's torso.
Source: Daily Mail Online - 🏆 135. / 51 Read more »